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Northern Ireland's second crematorium to open next week.

It's going to be easier to be cremated in Northern Ireland with a second crematorium opening next week. Based in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, it will provide 30 cremations a week. The only other crematorium, Roselawn, was opened in 1961 and is run by Belfast City Council. The new crematorium based on the Doagh Road was built by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, costing about £5m. Reporter Mark Simpson Mark Simpson was allowed in for a look around.

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